Three 18-year-old boys, Wang Zha, Chengyong and Pao Pao, accidentally fall into a lake with flashy colors. When they get out, they realize they can travel back and forth 20 years into the future with a sneeze. But the future is not what they expected. The boss of a crime organization plans to take over the world. As
a reporter, Wang Zha unveils the crime and discovers that Chengyong is a part of it, while Chengyong finds out his girlfriend is now with Pao Pao.
In order to defeat the evil plans, the trio go back to the past and train themselves relentlessly for 20 years to develop athletic bodies. They manage to defeat the bad guys and save the world. In order to prevent their super power from causing damage, they erase their future selves, and go back 20 years to live their better lives.
This Sci-fi adventure is an assault on your senses merging anime with the film to create an almost cartoonish feel in places it certainly has plenty of style, and still retains substance. With each of the characters being fleshed out you take each of their journeys from young to older where they find that the future isn’t as great as they had hoped. A coming of age drama as much as a fun packed time travelling action film.
I really enjoyed this fun feature, it may lose its way in the middle with so much going on, but brings it nicely back round to bring all the character arcs into alignment for a big finish and I for one enjoyed the journey. So Escape from the 21st Century is definitely a film that you won’t want to escape from in fact if your after something a little different but with a heavy dose of fate and friendship then you’ll enjoy this stylish adventure.
Escape from the 21st Century, available on Digital Platforms 24th February and Blu-ray 24th March.
